how to boil a lobster at home
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How to Boil Lobster Procedures for how to boil lobsters. 1. Fill the pot about one half to two thirds full of water, so that after you put in the lobsters, they'll be completely covered. If you use sea water, you don't need to add more salt. But if you used regular water, add about 1/4 cup. Some people like to add a few lemon slices, or a cup or two of wine or beer, or even herbs such as thyme or bay leaves to the cooking water to add flavor to the lobster meat.
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How to Boil Lobsters Steps. 1  1. Fill a large pot with enough water. Four or five gallons of water will safely hold about 6 to 8 pounds of lobster. 2  2. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of salt per quart of water. For best results, use sea salt. 3  3. Bring the water to a full rolling boil. A rolling boil is when the water does not stop boiling when you stir the water.
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Perfectly Steamed Lobster Bring 2 water to a simmer in a large stockpot. Add two 1 1/2-lb. live lobsters (yes, alive) and quickly cover pot—walk away if you need to. Steam lobsters until shells are bright red and meat is cooked through, 8–10 minutes. Remove from pot with tongs and let cool 5 minutes before cracking. Serve with melted unsalted butter.
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Cooking Lobster Fill a pot two-thirds full with fresh or sea water. Over high heat, bring water to an energetic boil. (If not using seawater, add 1/4 cup of salt per gallon to the boiling water.) Place lobster headfirst into the water, completely submerging them. Cover the pot tightly and return to a boil as quickly as possible.
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Cooking a Live Lobster: Boiling Boiling a live lobster. Lobsters should be boiled in salt water to keep that ‘ocean flavor.’ Mix 1/4 c of salt per gallon of water and bring it to a rolling boil. Once your water comes to a boil, grab your lobster by the tail-end of the body cavity and plunge it, head first, into the bubbling water.
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How to Buy, Prep, and Cook Lobster Bring the water to a full rolling boil. Put lobsters in the boiling water one at a time and start the timer. Do not cover the pot. 1 pound of lobster = 8 minutes. 2 pounds of lobsters = 15 minutes. 3 pounds of lobsters = 25 minutes.
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Cooking Lobster Tails 1 Fill a large sauce pan or a stock pot about 2/3 full and add about 1 teaspoon of salt for each quart of water. 2  Place the pot over high heat until the water is boiling. 3  Place the lobster tail(s) into the pot and continue boiling for:  3 minutes for three ounce tails.
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All About Asparagus Bring the water to a full, rolling boil, and then place the lobster claws first into the water. Cover the pot, and when the water begins to boil again, begin timing. Cooking times for boiled lobster: 1 pound lobster – boil 9 minutes. 1-1/4 pound lobster – boil 10 minutes. 1-1/2 pound lobster – boil 11 minutes.
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- Boil Lobster. 1  1. Place the lobster tails in the water or court bouillon. 2  2. Turn the burner down to medium or medium high to maintain a simmer, rather than a boil. 3  3. Boil the lobster 1 minute for each oz.  4. Poke at the lobster meat with a 1  fork. 5. Remove the lobster tails from the water.  6. Turn the lobster tails upside down.
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Boiling Lobster For recipes that call for fully cooked and picked lobster meat, boiling is the best approach. Choose a pot large enough to hold all the lobsters comfortably; do not crowd them. A 4- to 5-gallon pot can handle 6 to 8 pounds of lobster. Fill with water, allowing 3 quarts of water per 1-1/2 to 2 pounds of lobster. Add 1/4 cup sea salt for each gallon of water. Bring the water to a rolling boil. Add the live lobsters one at a time, and start timing immediately.
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- Place live, chilled lobsters into the pot. Boil for two minutes. Remove from pot with tongs and place in a bowl, or kitchen sink, full of ice cubes and/or icy cold water for 20 minutes. Gently shake excess moisture from lobsters as you remove them from the ice water.
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- Step 3. Add the lobster tails to the boiling water and cover the pot when it boils again. Step 4. Boil the tails for five to eight minutes, or until the shells turn red. Step 5. Remove the tails from the water and serve or chill. Things You'll Need. 4-qt. pot.
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Cooking Lobster Bring water to a rolling boil over high heat. Place lobsters in the pot (head first), cover tightly, return to a boil as quickly as possible and start counting the time. Steam a lobster for 7 minutes per pound, for the first pound. Add 3 minutes per pound for each additional pound thereafter.
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How to Boil and Eat Lobster Continue to add the live lobsters to the pot in this manner. Cover the pot. 3 Note the time at which the water comes to a boil again. From that point, boil the lobsters for 12-20 minutes or longer, depending on the size of the lobster.
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- Directions. 1  Completely thaw 4 lobster tails, rinse and drain off the salt water glaze, pat dry. 2  Bring approximately 8 cups of water to a boil. 3  Best to cook in batches not exceeding 8 tails. 4  Put thawed lobster tails in boiling water and turn the heat down to a low simmer. Cook one minute for every ounce of lobster meat (Four, 4 ounce tails will require 4 minutes of cooking). Remove lobster tails and let sit a few minutes to cool.
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- 1 Pour about 1 inch of water in the bottom of a large pot and bring to a boil. 2  Add the salt and place a steamer insert inside the pot so that it is just above the water level. 3  Put the lobster tails on the rack and cover the pot. 4  Cover and steam for 8 minutes.ook. Ready In. 1  Pour about 1 inch of water in the bottom of a large pot and bring to a boil. 2  Add the salt and place a steamer insert inside the pot so that it is just above the water level. 3  Put the lobster tails on the rack and cover the pot. 4  Cover and steam for 8 minutes.
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Fresh-Cooked Lobster Bring the water a boil and add the lobsters, head first. Reheat the water to boiling, then reduce the heat to medium. Cover the pot and simmer the lobsters until they turn bright red, about 15 minutes for four 1 1/2-pound lobsters. When done, remove with tongs and place the lobsters in a colander to drain. To remove the meat from a cooked lobster, first break off the claws and legs.
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How to Boil Lobsters Steps. 1  1. Fill a large pot with enough water. Four or five gallons of water will safely hold about 6 to 8 pounds of lobster. 2  2. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of salt per quart of water. For best results, use sea salt. 3  3. Bring the water to a full rolling boil. A rolling boil is when the water does not stop boiling when you stir the water. You want a rolling boil to ensure the water will boil even after the lobster is put into the pot, reducing the temperature of the water momentarily. 4. Place the lobster into the boiling water.
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- From that point, boil the lobsters for 12-20 minutes or longer, depending on the size of the lobster. 12-15 minutes for 1 lb lobster, 15-20 minutes for a 1 1/2 pound lobster, 20-25 minutes for a 2-3 pound lobster.
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How to Cook and Eat a Maine Lobster 2. Bring water to a rolling boil. Then drop live lobsters in head first (slightly more humane). Cover tightly with a lid. Watch for the water to return to a rolling boil - leave lobsters in for 10-15 minutes after water has come back to boiling. Remember, “red is dead and done.”. 3. Drain the lobster and enjoy. Be sure to have melted butter, your bib, and a bucket for shells ready to go. You should eat lobster on the same day as arrival, storing them in a cool place. We say don't cook a dead lobster, only live fresh ones.
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Glossary It will die before the water boils. When the water has reached boiling point, lower the heat and simmer the lobster for around 15 minutes for the first 450g. Simmer for a further 10 minutes for each extra 450g, up to a maximum of 40 minutes. When the lobster is cooked, its shell will turn a deep brick red. Drain off the water and leave to cool.
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Cruelty to lobsters stop it now.... bringing to the boil what do you think? There is, however; a more humane way to kill the lobster before cooking it. Cool the water the lobster is in to near freezing. Being cold blooded, this will put it to sleep and will kill it with minimal pain. Afterward, transfer to boiling water to cook.here is, however; a more humane way to kill the lobster before cooking it. Cool the water the lobster is in to near freezing. Being cold blooded, this will put it to sleep and will kill it with minimal pain. Afterward, transfer to boiling water to cook.
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Cooking Lobster Place lobsters in the pot (head first), cover tightly, return to a boil as quickly as possible and start counting the time. Steam a lobster for 8 minutes per pound, for the first pound. Add 3 minutes per pound for each additional pound thereafter.
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Cooking a Live Lobster: Boiling Instructions. 1  In a large soup or canning pot, bring the water to a boil. (Ours took nearly 40 minutes to boil) Mix in the salt. 2  Once your salt water is boiling, grab the lobster by the tail-end of the body cavity and plunge it, head first, into the bubbling water.
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How to cook lobster. Including boiling, steaming, grilling and serving. in order to boil your lobster you will need a large pot with a lid pour enough water in the pot to cover the lobster completely add 2 tablespoons of sea salt for every 2 litres 4 pints of water bring the water to a fierce boil grasp the live lobster behind the claws and drop it headfirst into the boiling water
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